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4t this moment his. wife^^khildren are lying on the ground, anaaKrant of food. His heart is in pain l^them; but lie perceives that the Great Spir it will try his firmness in doing what is tight. Father! innocent men of our nation are killed one after another, though of our best families; but none of your peo ple who have committed these mur ders have been pnnished. We recol lect that you did promise to punish those who should kill our people; and we ask, was it intended that your peo ple should kill the Senecas, and not only remain unpunished, but be protec ted from the next of kin. 9 Fathers! these to us are great things. We know that you are very strong. We have heard that you are wise; but we shall wait to hear your answer to this, that we may know that you areJust. v —Dr. Boudinot. give the right of suffrage to our peo ple, as they shall be prepared, by education, to vote and act; and allow after the Territory is organized, a NEW ECHOTA: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 j 1828. INDIAN EMIGRATION. We publish the following letter to slioiv under what terms the Chickasaws have a- greed to remove to the west of the Missis sippi. Council Room, Oct. 9,1837. Chickasaw Nation. Brother: We have opened our ears Wide to your talk; we have not lost a word of it. We came together to meet you as an old friend, and to shake hands with you. We were happy, and our hearts grew big, when we heard you had come to our coun try. We have always thought of you as our friend; we have confidence in you; we have listened more close, be cause we think so much of you. We know well you would not deceive us, and we believe you know what is best for us and for our children.' Brother: Do not you forsake us.— Our friends, as you told us, are few; \ve have none to spare; we know that. Brother, you think it will be better for us to take your advice. It lias truly made deep impressions on our hearts. Without making a long talk, as you are to leave us in the morning, we will state our terms for an ex change of country. We have no ob jection to our country: if we could be let alone, We might do well; but we are great sufferers; every thing seems against us, and we will agree to al most any thing that can make our con dition better. We believe if the Go- verninent of the United States is hon est towards us, and wish us to be a people, and not outcasts always; that we may yet do better. We will now fell you what we will do. Brother: You would not wish us to move away, and into a country where tve could not live, and as well as we live here. Then, as you have point ed us out a country on the north of the State of Missouri, and between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and speak well of it, we agree, first and foremost, to go and look at it, and *ny other country that we may choose. When twelve of our people, three from each district, have examined it assisted by a scientific doctor, to see to ouivhealth, and by three good white men, to be selected by ourselves, and three of your men of science from Washington, or elsewhere; we say, When we have examined it, if we like it, if its soil is good and well wooded, if water is plenty and good, we will agree to exchange, acre for acre: pro vided you, on your part, will mark out the country, and divide it into counties, and leave a place in the centre for a seat of Government; and then drive every body off of it, and guaranty it to us for ever, and as soon as may be, divide it for us into farms, and give us a parchment for them to be recorded, with a right to sell to our brothers, with the consent of our Father the President of the United States: and provided, also, that, in addition, you examine our houses, and mills, and fences, and our workshops here, also, our orchards, and build and put up and plant as good there, at such places within the territory as we may choose; also, provided, you count our stocks here, and put an equal number, and of each kind, within their respective ow ner’)? limit# there; also, provided, you establish schools in all the counties, efficient, for the education of our chil dren, and to teach our girls how to spin and manage household affairs; and provided, also, you send a sufficient force there to ensure our protection and organize our people into compa nies like your militia, to be- commis- eloned by our Father, the President of the United States; and provided, that you establish a government over ns in all respects'like one of your Ter ritories* Michigan, for example, and Delegate, like your Territories enjoy, in Congress; and provided, there be allowed to some of our people, reser vations, not exceeding twenty, to be surveyed and given to them on parch ment, to sell, if they please, like the white man. Brother: Grant us these- terms, better our condition as a people, give us the privileges of men, and, if the country you point us to, or any other we may find, turns out to be accepta ble to us, we will treat for exchange upon the above basis. We ask, also, for a millright, a ml three blacksmiths; they will be needed by us. Brother; We are willing to go, next May, in steam boats, from Memphis to St. Louis, and thence over the line, and examine the country thoroughly, and, on the following Spring, then we shall know all the seasons, and how the climate is. Should you think pro per to take us at our offer, provide the means, and let us know in time, by the first of April next. The cost is to be yours, and every thing, and each of our people who may go, must have a fine rifle, and horn, and powder, and lead, and plenty of things for an out fit, in provisions, and tobacco, and blankets, and the like. Brother: Should our offer not be accepted, then we are done. We hope to be let alone where we are, and that your people will he made to We learn from a letter addressed to a Gentleman of this place, by Mr. D. Brown who acted as Secretary to the Arkansas Cherokee Delegation/that a treaty of ex change of lands with the United States, was likely to take place. The United States proposes to give the Arkansas Cher- okees, (we suppose for the lands now in their possession) seven millions of acres be yond the limits of Arkansas, and further^ more, - offers inducements for the Cherokees in Georgia, to join their brethren in the West. creased, oil account of the breach of negociations, which were declared concluded, to eighty millions of rubles, and Russia obtains besides the above mentioned of Erivan and Nakhilche- van, the Mount Cerarat, with its rich salt mines.” We are correctly informed that Bear’s Paw, a notice of whose trial we gave in one of our late numbers, has been acquited. treat us like men and Christians, and not like dogs. We tell you now, we want to make our children men and women, and to raise them high as yours in privileges. We will have induce ments then to do so—now, we have not. Brother, understand nothing is done, unless the country we go to look at suits, and not then, unless all we require is agreed to on your part. Brother: We shake hands with you, and our hearts go with you. Tisho Mingo, his x mark. Wm. M’Gilvery, his x mark. Levi Colbert, his x mark. Committee of the Nation. Stimoluct, his x mark. Pus-ta-la-tubbee, his x mark. Ma-taash-to, his x mark. Witness, Pitman Colbert, Sec'y. To Col. Tii. L. M’Kenney. Congress has ere this risen, and after va rious motions and. amendments offered in both houses, relating to the Indians, it ap pears nothing more has been done, than to appropriate money for the purpose of hold ing treaties with some of the tribes. Our readers know that the Cherokees are in r eluded. We may then expect to see Com missioners sent by pur father the President of the United States. What their propo sitions will be appear evident to us, and the answer to these propositions cannot be mistaken by those who have properly learnt the feelings of our people on the subject of emigration. We calculate on a unanimous refusal ofthe Cherokees to accede to the proposals of 1 he United States Commission ers. We care not, for ourselves, how often applications of removal are made to us, if at the same time we are left at liberty to choose for ourselves and to decide according to our best judgment. But it is very com mon that whenever Indians refuse to ac cept of the propositions of Commissioners they are denounced as obstinate, and as ol- feringcontempt to their great Father.— We hope our Chiefs, in their next negotia tions, will be permitted to act according to the dictates of their consciences, and to make such a decision as the good of the Cherokees may require. Another Steam-Boat burnt. -Wc have to perform the painful task of record ing another, in addition to the list of Steam Boats destroyed on our rivers. The Florida was totally destroyed by fire early on Monday morning last, whilst lying at Rutherford's Lauding, near Portland, on the Alabama, to gether with her cargo, consisting of between six and seven hundred bales of,cotton, destined for Mobile.—In less than two minutes from the time the alarm of fire was given, every person had left the boat except a ne gro woman, who could not be persua ded to jump overboard, remained and perished. In five minutes she pre sented a solid body of fire from stem to stern. The boat was worth $25,- 000, and three-fourths Owned by her enterprising and industrious command er, Capt. John Duncan; the other fourth by Mr. Crochefon—-and we are sorry to hear not a dollar insured.— Besides the cargo, valued at $25,000, about $13,000 in Bank notes were burnt, $10,000 of which we under stand, was money received at the Ca- liawba Land Office, and destined for deposit in the Branch Bank on account of the United States, and upwards of $1000 belonging to the boat.—Mobile Register. about five miles from the city of Cra-J cow, in a small town named Wielicza, which is entirely undermined, the cav| ities reaching to a considerable extei beyond its limits. The length of the great mine is 6,000 its breadth 2000] its great depth 800; but the veins salt are not limited to this extent, tlu depth and length of them being yet unj known. In descending to the bottom the visitors are surprised to find a sub terraneous commonwealth, of man] families, who have their peculiar law and polity. Here are likewise pub lic roads and carriages, horses beinj employed. These horses, when onci arrived at the place of their destina tion, never more sec the light of tliel sun. - Many ofthe people seem buriedl alive in this strange abyss, having been born there, and never stirring out.— Cithers are not denied opportunities! of breathing the fresh air in the fiehl*," and enjoying the surrounding pros-' pects. In several parts of the minei huge columns are left standing, to sup port the rock; and these are fancifulijl ornatnertted. But the most curious object is a statue, which is consider ed, by these immured inhabitants, as| the actual transmutation of Lot’s wife into a pillar of salt. The windings of! this mine are so numerous and intri cate, that the wprliraen have fre-i quently lost their way; and several, whose lights have beeaextinguished,! the rec fro the for wl in of lai co W: its tie m ri 2 W A 31 have thus perished. The number oil u The following is a letter from the Choc taw Chiefs, to Col. Thos. L. M’Kenney. Choctaw Agency, October 17, 1827. Beloved Brother: We rejoice to have taken you by the hand, and that the Great Spirit above has given you health and strength to perform a long and tedious road. Our hearts are proud: wc have attentively listened to your talk, and, after much thinking and consultation, vve are sorry we cannot agree to your proposition of yesterday. It was the talk of a friend. We are thankful for your advice, but more than sorry that we have been u- nanimous in declining to accept it.—It always gives us paiu to disagree to a friend’s talk. We are poor and blind people, and need much advice and indulgence. You gave us much good advice. If you had the power to do every thing, and it had not to go into other hands, it might be different.— We have confidence in you. We hope to part friends, as we met friends; and, although we do not a- gree to your proposition for an ex change of country, we would have no objection, if our Great Father would permit, although not with any view to exchange our country, to let six of our people go with our older brothers, the Chickasaws, and return home by the way of the Arkansas. We make this proposal because you suggested it in council. We now wish you a plain straight path home, and that health and happi ness may attend you. Your friends and brothers, David Folsom, Tapena Homme, his x mark, Greenwood Leflore, &c. &c. FOREIGN. Since our last, London papers have been received here to April 16th, Liv erpool to the 17th, and Havre to the 15th.—New Y. Ob. Failure of the Greek F,xpedition to Scio.—Constantinople dates to the 19th of March state, that the squad ron under the command of Tahir Pa cha, with 150 troops, arrived on the 11th of March in the channel of Scio, where it surprised three Greek ves sels, two of which were taken, and the third sunk. On the 12th, acting, in concert with the troops, brought to Chesme by the Pacha of Smyrna, it effected a landing on the island, deliv ered the garrison of the castle, and forced the Greeks, with Fabvier, to flight. The Greeks are said to be in a state of anarchy for want of pay The island was evacuated without much bloodshed. Another version of the story is giv en under date of Leghorn, March 15, in a letter from Col. Fabvier to Count Capo d’latria, which states that a ter rible storm had obliged the Greek ships to leave their stations off Scio, INDIANS IN NEW-YORK. Extract from a lettter of Mr. Harris to the Corresponding Secretary. The letter, from which these extracts are made, is dated “ Seneca, February 6, 1828.” < Cataraugus.-The Lords Supper was administered to the little church at Cattaraugus, on the 1st. Sab. in Jan. when seven adults were admitted to full communion. One other would have been received, had she not been pre vented from attending by sickness.— It is the mother of the little blind boy, of whom mention was made in a for mer communication, (vol. xxiii. p. 385.) That boy has since gone into eternity. A little before his death, he called his father and all his friends around his bed, and told them he should soon leave them. “But,” said he, “weep not for me; I go to my heavenly Father’s house, nty Saviour’s arras;—there I hope to see you. But of one thing 1 am certain, that if you do not continue to repent of sin and follow the commands of the Lord Je sus Christ, this separation, which will soon take place, will be forever.” The church at that station consists in all of twenty-one, members. Mr. Thayer has opened his school with considerable embarrassment, owing to the inadequacy of the promised sup plies from the Indians. The parents of some have been compelled to with draw their childreff, as they are una ble to support them. The school con tains at present twenty scholars. Seneca.—There is one circumstance of recent occurrence at this station, miners, to whom it gives employment,! is computed at between four and,flip hundred; but the whole amount of the men employed in it, is about 700. A- bout 600,000 quintals of salt are dug annually in the mines of Cracow. Clarke, Striking instance of Integrity.—A' bout six years ago a merchant became bankrupt. A statement of his affairs being laid before his creditors, shew ed that the effects would yield 12s. in the pound, which was ultimately realized, and paid to all concerned.— In 1823, the gentleman left Leith for Van Deimen’s Land, where he wa? more successful than he had been in this country. A gentleman in this place lately received a letter from him inclosing bills sufficient to pay the old deficit of 8s. in the pound, with in-j terest from the time of his failure, be sides an additional sum of 301. to pay any contingent expenses that may have arisen. What makes this the mQre. praiseworthy is the fact that he re ceived a full and free discharge be-® fore leaving this country. It is inf |(| contemplation to present him with a | piece of silver plate, to show that, if' f the debtor has been honest, the ere- ; ditors have been grateful.—Scotsman. ,) and that the Turks took advantage of I j g no j_ a little gratifying to us, this opportunity to throw 1,500 men and the f r j ends 0 f t h e mission here, into fort, who, in conjunction with the and ^ we doubt not, will be equally so garrison, had made a sally, taken the The chiefs and peop i e have re . batteries defended by the Sciotes, and so i ved on building a small but com- spiked the guns. Order was. howev- | mo di OU s and neat chapel for the wor The Legislature of Mexico have, at the recommendation of the govern ment, granted a pension of $180 per month to the widow of Lieut. David H. Porter, and in case of her death, to his children, which sura is equiva lent to the whole of his pay and emol uments. A motion was afterwards made to grant all the pay and emolu ments of the other seamen who fell in the same action, to their widows, children and mothers, which motion was referred to a committee. er, soon restored by Col. Fabvier, who came up with the regular troops and drove the Turks, back into the fort, with the'loss of many-killed and wounded. When the storm abated, the Greek ships resumed their sta tions off the harbor. Miaulis has driv en back the Turkish squadron from Mytelene to the Dardanelles. On his way back to Scio, he captured a mer chantman with provisions and ammu nition for the Turks. It is said that Tripolizza has been burnt by the Egyptian troops. Russia and Turkey.—Though the Russians were not yet known to have crossed the Pruth, there appeared to be every prospect that this step would soon be taken. Russia and Persia.—A treaty of peace between Russia and Persia, was signed on thfe 22d of February. On the arrival of this intelligence at St. Petersbtirgh, a salute of 121 guns was fired, and a solemn Te Deum was performed. The Prussian State Gaz ette of April 8, after giving, under the head of St. Petersburg!), 29th March, the Supplement and the re ceipt ofthe Emperor adds—“As far as the stipulations of the defensive trea ty of peace are yet known, the indem nity’to bb paid- by "the Schah is in ship of Jehovah, which will cost them, when finished, 1,700 dollars. This is done altogether by subscription among themselves. The»contract has been al ready made with the mechanics, who engagq to finish it by the first Sep tember next. The house is to be 41 feet by 51, one story high, with an arched ceiling, a vestibule, a small tower, cupolah, bell, &c. It is also to be well painted within and without, and will contain 400 persons. They pay a thousand dollars in cash, and the rest in lumber from one of the mills. We devontly thank the God of mis sions, that this people are disposed to contribute thus willingly to the erec tion of a house of worship, although of humble structure, to which, we sin cerely hope, they and their children, to the last of their race, will be dis posed to repair, as did Israel of old “to the place which the Lord chose to set his name there.” The chapel is to be situated within a few rods of the mission house. The school, contains- near sixty scholars—all apparently happy and contented.—Mis. Her. SALT MINES OF ClfACOW IN BO LAND. These celebrated excavations are We have heard of many instances fw wherein fright, it is said, has producedi very strange effects upon the human system. The following account we give upon the authority of a highly re spectable medical gentleman resident x j in London. At the time of a funeral ; of his late Royal Highness, the Duke of York, a gentleman well known for his antiquarian researches, whose name we withhold, descended into the Royal cemetery at Windsor, after the interment had taken place, and busily engaged himself in copying inscrip tions from various coffins. While thus engaged, and absorbed in thought, he heard the door of the cemetery close with an appalling sound, the taper fell from his hand, and he remained petri fied by the knowledge of his awful situation, entombed with the dead.r— He had not power to pick up the taper, which was soon extinguished by the noisom damp, and he imagined that the cemetery would not be re-opened until another royal interment should take place; and thus he must soon, from the effects of famine, be nuni- bered with the dead.—He swboned, and remained insensible for sorhe time. At length recovering himself, he rose upon his knees, placed his hands upon a mouldering coffin, and* to use his own words, “felt strength to pray”’ A recollection thert darted across his mind, that he had heard the workmen say that about noon they should revis it the cemetery, and take away some plumes &c. which they left there.— This somewhat calmed his spirits,— Soon after twelve o’clock he heard the doors turn upon their grating hinges, he called FoV- assistance, and was soon conveyed tfo the regions of day. His clothes were damp, and a horrible dew hung Oil his hair, which in the course of a few Jiours turned from black to grey, and soon after to white. The pain which he felt in the scapula during the period of his incar ceration, he described to oUr inform-' iant to he dreadful. This is, perhapi